Liz Figueroa
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Liz Figueroa is a Democratic politician. She served as a California State Senator, representing the 10th district.
She ran for California Lieutenant Governor in the June 6th, 2006 California primary election, against fellow state senator Jackie Speier, and Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi. Figueroa won 18% of the vote, Speier won 39% while Garamendi won the primary with 42%.
In April 2004 Figueroa garned some national attention when she proposed a bill aimed at limiting Google's Gmail service from providing ads to users based in part on the content of their emails. After a few months negotiating with privacy groups and Google, Figueroa abandoned the effort.